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* Eligibility to play in NASPA [[tournaments]]. These are rated, sanctioned SCRABBLE tournaments. NASPA is the only organization in North America licensed by Hasbro to use the registered name, &ldquo;SCRABBLE&rdquo;. These events are played with an accepted tournament word list with rules for both play and comportment and a system in place to ensure that these rules are adhered to. Effective 2009-07-01, [[NSA]] membership is no longer accepted for tournament eligibility.

* Eligibility to play in rated events overseas with additional privileges offered under the auspices of [[International agreements]], including:

** [[ABSP Agreement|Member discounts]] on tournament entry fees at events sanctioned by the Association of British Scrabble Players ([[ABSP]]).

* Eligibility to run and vote for elected positions on some committees, including the [[Advisory Board]] and [[Canadian Committee]].

* Eligibility to volunteer within the organization on some committees, including the [[Tournament Committee]] and [[Rules Committee]]

* Eligibility to apply for [[director certification]] and then run a sanctioned [[club]].

* An official [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/mcard.pl membership card].

* Access to [{{SERVER}}/cgi-bin/services.pl member-only services] including the [[NASPA Store]].

More benefits will be added as the NASPA [[Membership Committee]] prepares them.

Members will be required to comply with a

[[Code of Conduct]], which took effect on July 1, 2009.

== How to Join ==

of our Member Services page.

== Benefits of Membership ==

The main current benefits of membership are:

* Eligibility to play in NASPA [[tournaments]]. These are rated, sanctioned SCRABBLE tournaments. NASPA is the only organization in North America licensed by Hasbro to use the registered name, &ldquo;SCRABBLE&rdquo;. These events are played with an accepted tournament word list with rules for both play and comportment and a system in place to ensure that these rules are adhered to. Effective 2009-07-01, [[NSA]] membership is no longer accepted for tournament eligibility.